Issue ID | 1695666 |
Internal NHTSA # | 11363092 |
Manufacurer | Subaru of America, Inc. |
Brand | SUBARU |
Model | OUTBACK |
Model Year | 2015 |
File date | 21/09/20 |
Component | UNKNOWN OR OTHER |
Product type code | VEHICLE |
Description of the problem | Rapid acceleration - this has happened twice to our subaru. The first incident was about a year ago. My wife was driving and i was the passenger. We drove into our driveway and sat their talking while the garage door opened for a few minutes. Her foot was on the brake the entire time. Suddenly the outback surged forward at a rapid speed. Thank god for subaru emergency accident braking system that stopped the vehicle within inches of our back garage wall. I remember my wife saying "what just happened? I didn't do anything we were just sitting their my foot on the brake and it just lunged ahead rapidly. I didn't do anything to stop the vehicle other than step on the brake. Rapid acceleration #2 - this happened two weeks ago and i was driving with no passengers. I was pulling into our garage and again the outback rapidly surged ahead. I stood on the brakes to stop and had no response. The eye sight emergency braking system kicked in and stopped the vehicle with a panic stop. I am positive in both cases we were braking the vehicle and our foot was not on the accelerator. I feel unsafe driving this vehicle. If someone is standing in front of this vehicle when it rapidly accelerates they will be injured or killed and i don't want to ever see this happen. I feel subrau should supply me with a free loaner car until this problem is fixed. I know their is no safety recall issued and the dealer will only replace the control module at customer expense. |
Vehicle Mileage at Failure | 48500 |
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Source of the issue | NHTSA WEB SITE |
City and State | SKANEATELES, NY |
VIN pattern | 4S4BSAFC6F3XXXXXX |
Was vehicle invloved in a crash? | N |
Was vehicle involved in a fire? | N |
Was incedent reported to police? | N |
Was medical attention required? | N |
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Date of purchase | 29/06/24 |
Was original owner? | N |
Anti-lock brakes | N |
Cruise control | N |
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Vehicle speed | 3 |
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